Background
Foldy, Seth Leonard was born on September 3, 1955 in Cleveland.
public health officer family practice physician
Foldy, Seth Leonard was born on September 3, 1955 in Cleveland.
Bachelor in Human Biology with distinction, Stanford University, 1977. Doctor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 1982. Master in Public Health, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2005.
Intern in family practice Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1982-1983, resident in family practice, 1983-1985, chief resident in family practice, 1984-1985. Family physician Great Brook Valley Health Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1985-1987. Medical director MetroHealth Family Practice, Cleveland, 1987-1994, director community health services, 1994-1996.
Medical director City of Milwaukee Health Department, 1996-1998, health commissioner, 1998—2004. Principal health.e.volution Consulting, 2004—2009. Medical director Healthcare for the Homeless, Milwaukee, 2005—2009.
Administrator & state health officer division public health Wisconsin Department Health Services, Madison, since 2009. Assistant professor family medicine Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1987-1996. Associate clinical professor family and community medicine and Population Health, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1996, clinical professor health administration and informatics, University Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 2001, adjunct professor department population health science, School Medicine & Public Health, University Wisconsin, Madison, since 2009.
Public health systems consultant, Center International Health, 2005-2009, senior public health consultant, e Health Initiative, 2005-2008. Special term appointee Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, 2004-2009.
Co-founder, chief medical officer Wisconsin Health Information Exchange, 2004-2009. Trustee Friends School in Cleveland, 1972-1974. National committee War Resisters League, New York City, 1970-1974.
Member National Health Policy Leadership Council, Washington, 1991-1992, Ohio legislation advisory committee on environmental lead abatement, Columbus, 1994-1995, Wisconsin Turning Point Transformation Team, since 1998, Wisconsin public health system terrorism public health emergencies legislation council committee, 2002. Member information council United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2000-2004, steering committee Rand Institute Summits on Information Technology Infrastructure for Bioterrorism, 2001, Operation Combined Assistance, United States Navy Project Hope Tsunami Task Force, 2005. Institute Medicine, National Research Council Committee Biosurveillance Systems, 2008-2009, founder Milwaukee Public Health Foundation and Health Champion Award, 2002.
Board directors eHealth Initiative & eHealth Inititative Foundation, 2002-2007, Greater Milwaukee Business Group on Health, since 2002, Southeast Wisconsin Bioterrorism Prepardness Group, Inc., 2003-2007, Benedict Center, 2007-2009, Planning Council Health and Human Services, 2007-2009, Wisconsin State Laboratory Hygiene, since 2009, National Health Collaborative, since 2010, National Governor's Association State Alliance eHealth, since 2010. Member Wisconsin Homeland Security Council, since 2009. Fellow American Academy Family Physicians.
Member American Medical Association, American Public Health Association (governor council 1992-1994, 96-98, Roemer award, 2002), National Association City and County Health Officers (various committees), Association State and Territorial Health Officials, Public Health Leadership Society, Wisconsin Medical Society, Milwaukee Academy Medicine (president 2009), Milwaukee County Medical Society (chair public health committee since 1996, Community Service award 1997), Phi Beta Kappa.
Son of Leslie Lawrance and Roma (Bisgyer) F. Married Joan Marie Bedinghaus, June 7, 1986. Children: Benjamin, Eva.